In the game of chess, a rook can move as many spaces as it can in one direction. Or, it can sit stone-still and guard the pieces around it, potentially holding its ground for an entire match — or ...

The chessman is believed to be a rook, which in the game is permitted to move horizontally and vertically for as many spaces as possible and can 'castle' with a king. Chess is thought to have ...

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